Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 March 2014
159. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details and favourable consideration to the requests made to him by the Irish Local Development Network on its engagement with the alignment working group; if he proposes to meet the ILDN at an early date to resolve these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12651/14]
View answerI met with representatives of the Irish Local Development Network on 6 March, 2014, one of a number of meetings I have had with the organisation. This is also part of a range of contacts with ILDN, both in the context of the Alignment Working Group and other engagements with my Department. At my meeting with ILDN representatives and at the Alignment Working Group meeting of the same date, we had useful discussions on the future approach to local development programming. These will be followed up actively by the Working Group ahead of their next meeting scheduled for 2 April 2014.
